to the safety of themselves or others, it's not a conflict in the middle east, it's black friday in america. and this is special report. >> good evening, i'm shannon bream in for bret baier. and tryptphan induced comas, and proceeded to the retailers at black friday. 'offered once in a lifetime deals during what has become a make or break weekend in awn friendly economy. and correspondent steve brown kicks off our coverage tonight. >> and on thanksgiving thursday to be first in the doors at midnight on plaque friday. >> and the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season. >> we have our route. >> and toys "r" us, target, home goods. >> kohl's, breakfast. >> black friday is definitely the kickoff to the playoffs for us, if you think of it as a sporting event and it's a big day, we always want to come out really showing our guests what we have here and have a great start to the playoffs, yeah. >> and with retail sales a huge factor in the not steady u.s. economy, the shopping is encouraging. >> we expect sales to rise 4% this year, a little lower than last year, but you know, we think we